Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Following a marathon meeting Thursday lasting more than 12 hours, the Connecticut legislature's Housing Committee advanced several dozen bills on subjects ranging from tenant protections to zoning reform.
Many of the most significant proposals advanced largely along party lines, with Democrats supporting them and Republicans...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Hundreds of people testified Tuesday on a slew of bills aimed at protecting Connecticut tenants, including measures to reform eviction law and others that would limit how much landlords can charge for a security deposit and what crimes can be considered when renters apply to...
Abigail Brone | Connecticut Public Radio
A proposed bill that would require Connecticut cities and towns to plan and zone for a set number of new housing units is gaining traction in Hartford.
The “Towns Take the Lead” bill is one of several proposed this legislative session by Growing Together...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Advocates and key lawmakers said Monday they want to see towns plan and zone for a set number of new housing units — a policy that would be enforced by the state government — as one of several measures meant to make sure families can...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Connecticut has the most constrained housing supply in the nation, with only about a 7% vacancy rate despite a demand for more, and the state needs at least 110,000 more units to meet the need, researchers told lawmakers on Thursday.
Researchers from consulting firm ECOnorthwest...
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Connecticut needs an additional 110,702 units of new housing — and possibly far more — to meet demand statewide, according to a report commissioned by the legislature and presented to lawmakers Thursday.
Housing needs are especially acute in the Hartford region and southwestern Connecticut, the report...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Connecticut tenants revived an effort Thursday to expand protections against no-fault evictions, signaling the start of what will likely be a contentious debate during this year’s General Assembly session over the government’s role in regulating the landlord-tenant relationship.
A joint press conference, held by the...
Editorial Board | The Day
There is no more important challenge for Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers than taking the policy steps necessary to expand the amount of housing in the state, making it affordable for working people and for those living on the economic margins, and to do so...
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
With vacancy rates low, rents high, home-ownership out of reach for many residents and homelessness rising year after year, Connecticut clearly has a housing problem.
The question, posed annually around this time, is what state lawmakers might do about it.
In recent years, Connecticut's legislature...